When Dale William Kirmse was born in Alva, Oklahoma, his father, Julius, was 33 and his mother, Hilda, was 31. He married Joyce Marie Naffziger on July 28, 1962 in Peoria, Illinois and they had four children together. He then married Annie Sue Highfield on July 21, 1979, in Gainesville, Florida.

Dale William Kirmse – Infant
  • WHAT: Dale Kirmse’s baby portrait
  • WHO: Dale William Kirmse, son of Hilda Ida (Brunken) and Julius Henry Kirmse
  • WHEN: 1938
  • WHERE: Alva, Oklahoma
  • SOURCE: Hilda Brunken’s Album
Dale William Kirmse – on the snow – or was it sleet?
  • WHO: Dale William Kirmse
  • WHEN: 1939
  • WHERE: Alva, Oklahoma
  • SOURCE: Mildred Kletke
  • NOTES: Yes, this is me on the snow – or was it sleet?
Learning to Stand Up
  • WHAT: Learning to Stand Up
  • WHO: Dale William Kirmse
  • WHEN: 1939
  • WHERE: Alva, Oklahoma
  • SOURCE: Judy Yordi
  • NOTES: Dale is 7 months old
Dale William Kirmse
  • WHO: Dale William Kirmse
  • WHEN: Circa 1939
  • WHERE: Alva, Oklahoma
  • SOURCE: Arno Lindorfer
Dale William Kirmse
  • WHO: Dale William Kirmse
  • WHEN: Circa 1942
  • WHERE: Alva, Oklahoma
  • SOURCE: Arno Lindorfer
Dale’s Birthday – Age 9
  • WHAT: Dale’s Birthday – Age 9
  • BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Darrel Kletke, Gary Ingle (the neighbor across the road), Dale Kirmse, Arno Lindorfer, Arlene Schmidt
  • FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Ernest Schmidt, Betty Krueger, Donna Kirmse
  • WHEN: July 9, 1947
  • WHERE: Alva, Oklahoma
  • SOURCE: Mildred Kletke
  • NOTES: A birthday party for Dale Kirmse with pictures being taken outdoors.  I am sure it was very hot and uncomfortable given it was in Oklahoma in  early July.
Dale with his Grandparents and cousins
  • WHAT: Dale with his Grandparents and several cousins
  • BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Dale Kirmse, Arno Lindorfer, Darrel Kletke
  • FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: William Kirmse, Martha Kirmse, Mary Brunken
  • WHEN: DateUnknown
  • WHERE: Alva, Oklahoma
  • SOURCE: Darrel Kletke
1962

Joyce Marie (Naffziger) Kirmse

When Joyce Marie Naffziger was born in Peoria, Illinois, her father, Theodore, was 36, and her mother, Marie, was 31. She married Dale William Kirmse on July 28, 1962 in Peoria, Illinois and they had four children together. She then married Richard Lee Veazey on February 16, 1975, in Gainesville, Florida.

Graduation from ISU
Graduation from ISU

Sue (Highfield) (Herr) Kirmse

When Sue Highfield was born on December 22, 1930, in Danville, Virginia, her father, Eugene, was 25, and her mother, Estelle, was 23. She married John Mervin Herr and they had two children together. She then married Dale William Kirmse on July 21, 1979, in Gainesville, Florida. She died on May 25, 2016, in Gainesville, Florida, at the age of 85.

Dale and Sue Kirmse
Dale and Sue Kirmse

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